Southampton, England, United Kingdom
- Carried out front-of-house duties, welcoming customers, seating them appropriately, and coordinating with the shoe fitters to ensure efficient service. - Took on a supervisory role, training and supporting a new front-of-house colleague by teaching her the role, demonstrating tasks, and advising her on how to improve. - Completed web packing, including locating products in the stock room, packing them securely, and preparing orders for Royal Mail collection. - Reorganised the stock room ahead of the back-to-school rush to improve efficiency and workflow. - Assisted with unpacking and processing deliveries to ensure products were stored correctly and available for customer demand. - Wrote product descriptions and uploaded them to the company website, gaining valuable digital and office skills. This role developed my leadership and organisational skills, as well as my ability to adapt between office, customer-facing, and warehouse environments. I also improved my teamwork, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
- Packing a series of books into cases, e.g. the seven Harry Potter books into a cardboard case for the set and the five Court of Thorns and Roses books. - Packing the Match Attack starter packs, which include putting several components into one box and sealing it. - Assembling Match Attack stands and filling them with specific items such as starter packs and the cards themselves. - Packing Miller Harris candles and perfume into gift sets. - Sticking packets onto the front of magazines. Throughout this, I was given targets, and I would push myself to overachieve every time. This experience has helped improve my teamwork skills, as well as my perseverance and time management skills.